Allmendinger Piano And Organ Co.

ZEÍAJCUSTES BROS. CELEBMTED 11PHI PÍOS ! ARE USED AND RECOMMENDED BY A FEi PRETTÏ eOOO JUD6ES 0F PUROS Read what some of thoni say : Craig-y-Nos Castle, 't ystradgynlais, (swansea valley) (■ South Wales. ) Messrs. Haines Bros. : - The Upright Piano-forte you shipped to me has arrived in perfect condition at the Castle, and I must say I never heard one with such lovely tones. Each time that I use t I am the more surprised and pleased with it. Until I became acquainted with your instruments I believed it an impossibility to find such pure quality and volume of tone in any instrument but the Concert Grand. Assuring you of my delight with my Piano, and with sentiments of distinguished regard, believe me, Your sincere friend, Adelina Patti. Do you consider PATTI a Judge ? Messrs. Haines Bros. : - The Pianoforte of your make used at my concert last night, is the most admirable instrument I have ever seen. I was especially pleased with its marvelous sustaining and carrying quality, as well as with the delicacy and evenness of its action, which I was afforded a complete tunity ot testing in accompanying myselt dunng the concert. Very sincerely yours, Christine Nilsson. Do you consider NILSSON a Judge? Messrs. Haines Bros. : - I beg to acknowledge receipt of the invoice of the magnificicnt Upright of your make that I selected, and herewith enclose shipping directions. Neither in Europe nor America have I seen an Upright that equalled yours in pure singing quality and great volume of tone, or elasticity and evenness of action. It will have constant use in the salon of my villa at Bologna. Believe me, with much respect, Sincerely your friend, Etelka Gerster. Do you consider GERSTER a Judge? Messrs. Haines Bros., N. Y. Gentlemen: - Permit me to congratúlate you on your great success in the front rank of American manufacturers, who, beyond question, make the best Piano-fortes in the world. I ara espeeially pleased with your Upright. It is superfor in quality of tone and evenness of acaction to any instrument of this style I have ever seen, and fully deserves all the praises that can be sounded in its favor. Sincerly yours, Clara Louise Kellogg. Do you consider KELLOGG a Judge? Messrs. Haines Bros., N. Y. Gentlemen: - After careful examination, I have much pleasure in expressing to you my opinión of your Upright Piano-forte, which is, that in all the qualities an artist can require, it surpasses anything I have ever seen. Sincerely yours, Sofia Scalchi. Do you consider SCALCHI a Judge? Opinions of residents in Ann Arbor : Mr. Julius V. Seyler, Son of Adam D. Seyler. Nov. io, 1889. Mr. Lew H. Clement, DearStr:-My opinión of the Haines Piano ? It is one of the best instruments made. I say it unhesitatingly. In judging an instrument, three things are considered; The tone, action and wearing qualities. The tone of the Haines Piano is remarkably sweet, the action well tempered and the wearing qualities as good as any in the market. Yours respectfully, Julius V. Seyler. Read what the Am. Musician, New York, has to say of Mr. Seyler's ability: "JuliusV. Seyler has met with most enthusiastic reception whenever he has appeared, since his return from Berlin, where he spent two years under Prof. X. Scharwenka. His first concert was at the Detroit Opera House, Oct. ist. He played the F minor Fantasia, by Chopin, a group of pieces by the Scharwenka Bros., and the I2th Rhapsodie Hungroise, by Listz. His playing is virile, functious and consumately artistic and his success immediate and pronounced. He has since played at Ann Arbor, under the auspices of Prof. A. A. Stanley, of the U. of M., and at Ypsilanti, under the auspices of Prof. E. H. Pease, of the State Normal School. At both places his reception fairly amounted to an ovation." (Am. Musician, Nov. 2, 1889.) I think you will acknowledge that Mr. Seyler is competent to judge on the merits of a piano and knows what he is talking about. Our genial County Clerk is satisfied. Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 16, 1889. Mr. Lew H. Clement, Dcar Sir.- The Haines Bros. Piano we bought of you some months ago, is wholly satisfactory to us and a source of continual favorable comment from our friends. If any one wants to know what we think of it, say anything in its praise, and you can't put it too strong. Yours, Fred A. Howlett. Haines Bros. were established in 1851 by Mr. Napoleon I. Haines, who is still actively at work in his new factory, erected about one year ago, and which is considered by every piano manufacturer in New York City to be one of the largest and best appointed factories in America. Small dealers, who sell inferior instruments, and those but little known in the market endeavor to claim that testimoniáis from prominent artists mean nothing ; that they are all purchased and can be obtained for any piano by paying for them. We will defy any piano maker or any dealer to show us a testimonial equal to the above for any instrument whatever which does not stand among the trade as a first-class instrument, among which are Steinway, Knabe, Haines Bros., and others of equal merit. A first-class piano can get first-class testimoniáis from first-class artists, but no artist will lower themselves in the estimation of musical people by giving testimoniáis for inferior instruments. If you desire to know more of these standard instruments, we shall be glad to show them to you and furnish you further testimoniáis, catalogues and price lists. THftpTt'MAHK FaCtory: First and Waahington Slt. Retail Warerooms: SS S. Main St. LEW II. CLEMENT, Manager lielaü Department.